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Scan results came in

Posted by linkmeister on 8 August 2012, 2:57 pm

I got news about the result of last week’s scans today. I didn’t exactly get it in the approved fashion, but I got it. The Radiation/Oncology appointment nurse called me this morning to say her doctors had gotten the results and based on those didn’t see any need for me to come in for consultation. …

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